diff --git a/src/components/NoteList.css b/src/components/NoteList.css
index 457d405a..d44041c4 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteList.css
+++ b/src/components/NoteList.css
@@ -117,12 +117,22 @@
   color: #ccc;
 }
 
+.note-list__pill-count {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  margin-left: 2px;
+}
+
 .note-list__pill--active {
   background: #4a9eff22;
   color: #4a9eff;
   border-color: #4a9eff44;
 }
 
+.note-list__pill--active .note-list__pill-count {
+  opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
 .note-list__items {
   flex: 1;
   overflow-y: auto;
diff --git a/src/components/NoteList.test.tsx b/src/components/NoteList.test.tsx
index 9bb2e037..46ec5da3 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteList.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteList.test.tsx
@@ -81,24 +81,24 @@ const mockEntries: VaultEntry[] = [
 
 describe('NoteList', () => {
   it('shows empty state when no entries', () => {
-    render(<NoteList entries={[]} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
+    const { container } = render(<NoteList entries={[]} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
     expect(screen.getByText('No notes found')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('0')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.note-list__count')!.textContent).toBe('0')
   })
 
   it('renders all entries with All Notes filter', () => {
-    render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
+    const { container } = render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
     expect(screen.getByText('Build Laputa App')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText('Facebook Ads Strategy')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText('Matteo Cellini')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('5')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.note-list__count')!.textContent).toBe('5')
   })
 
   it('filters by People', () => {
-    render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={{ kind: 'filter', filter: 'people' }} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
+    const { container } = render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={{ kind: 'filter', filter: 'people' }} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
     expect(screen.getByText('Matteo Cellini')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.queryByText('Build Laputa App')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('1')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.note-list__count')!.textContent).toBe('1')
   })
 
   it('filters by Events', () => {
@@ -108,21 +108,21 @@ describe('NoteList', () => {
   })
 
   it('filters by section group type', () => {
-    render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={{ kind: 'sectionGroup', type: 'Project' }} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
+    const { container } = render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={{ kind: 'sectionGroup', type: 'Project' }} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
     expect(screen.getByText('Build Laputa App')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.queryByText('Matteo Cellini')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('1')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.note-list__count')!.textContent).toBe('1')
   })
 
   it('shows entity pinned at top with children', () => {
-    render(
+    const { container } = render(
       <NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={{ kind: 'entity', entry: mockEntries[0] }} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />
     )
     // Pinned entity + child (Facebook Ads Strategy belongsTo this project)
     expect(screen.getByText('Build Laputa App')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText('Facebook Ads Strategy')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.queryByText('Matteo Cellini')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('2')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.note-list__count')!.textContent).toBe('2')
   })
 
   it('filters by topic (relatedTo references)', () => {
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ describe('NoteList', () => {
   })
 
   it('filters by search query (case-insensitive substring)', () => {
-    render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
+    const { container } = render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
     const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText('Search notes...')
     fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'facebook' } })
     expect(screen.getByText('Facebook Ads Strategy')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.queryByText('Build Laputa App')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('1')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.note-list__count')!.textContent).toBe('1')
   })
 
   it('sorts entries by last modified descending', () => {
@@ -160,30 +160,37 @@ describe('NoteList', () => {
     expect(titleTexts).toEqual(['Newest', 'Middle', 'Oldest'])
   })
 
-  it('renders type filter pills', () => {
+  it('renders type filter pills with counts and hides empty types', () => {
     const { container } = render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
     const pills = container.querySelectorAll('.note-list__pill')
     const labels = Array.from(pills).map((p) => p.textContent)
-    expect(labels).toContain('All')
-    expect(labels).toContain('Projects')
-    expect(labels).toContain('Notes')
-    expect(labels).toContain('Events')
-    expect(labels).toContain('People')
+    expect(labels).toContain('All 5')
+    expect(labels).toContain('Projects 1')
+    expect(labels).toContain('Notes 1')
+    expect(labels).toContain('Events 1')
+    expect(labels).toContain('People 1')
+    // Empty types should be hidden
+    expect(labels.some((l) => l?.startsWith('Experiments'))).toBe(false)
+    expect(labels.some((l) => l?.startsWith('Procedures'))).toBe(false)
+    expect(labels.some((l) => l?.startsWith('Responsibilities'))).toBe(false)
   })
 
   it('filters by type pill', () => {
-    render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Projects'))
+    const { container } = render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
+    const projectsPill = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('.note-list__pill')).find((p) => p.textContent?.startsWith('Projects'))!
+    fireEvent.click(projectsPill)
     expect(screen.getByText('Build Laputa App')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.queryByText('Matteo Cellini')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.queryByText('Facebook Ads Strategy')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
   it('clicking All pill resets type filter', () => {
-    render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('People'))
+    const { container } = render(<NoteList entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} allContent={{}} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />)
+    const peoplePill = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('.note-list__pill')).find((p) => p.textContent?.startsWith('People'))!
+    fireEvent.click(peoplePill)
     expect(screen.queryByText('Build Laputa App')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('All'))
+    const allPill = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('.note-list__pill')).find((p) => p.textContent?.startsWith('All'))!
+    fireEvent.click(allPill)
     expect(screen.getByText('Build Laputa App')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/components/NoteList.tsx b/src/components/NoteList.tsx
index c49e0602..2a36cb4d 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteList.tsx
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ export function NoteList({ entries, selection, selectedNote, allContent, onSelec
     ? sorted.filter((e) => e.title.toLowerCase().includes(query))
     : sorted
 
+  // Compute per-type counts from the searched results (before type filter)
+  const typeCounts = new Map<string | null, number>()
+  typeCounts.set(null, searched.length) // "All" count
+  for (const entry of searched) {
+    if (entry.isA) {
+      typeCounts.set(entry.isA, (typeCounts.get(entry.isA) ?? 0) + 1)
+    }
+  }
+
   // Type filter pills
   const displayed = typeFilter
     ? searched.filter((e) => e.isA === typeFilter)
@@ -156,15 +165,21 @@ export function NoteList({ entries, selection, selectedNote, allContent, onSelec
         />
       </div>
       <div className="note-list__pills">
-        {TYPE_PILLS.map(({ label, type }) => (
-          <button
-            key={label}
-            className={`note-list__pill${typeFilter === type ? ' note-list__pill--active' : ''}`}
-            onClick={() => setTypeFilter(type)}
-          >
-            {label}
-          </button>
-        ))}
+        {TYPE_PILLS.filter(({ type }) => {
+          const count = typeCounts.get(type) ?? 0
+          return type === null || count > 0
+        }).map(({ label, type }) => {
+          const count = typeCounts.get(type) ?? 0
+          return (
+            <button
+              key={label}
+              className={`note-list__pill${typeFilter === type ? ' note-list__pill--active' : ''}`}
+              onClick={() => setTypeFilter(type)}
+            >
+              {label} <span className="note-list__pill-count">{count}</span>
+            </button>
+          )
+        })}
       </div>
       <div className="note-list__items">
         {displayed.length === 0 ? (